Edge beading for furniture



May 25, 1937. 1.. LARSEN EDGE BEADING FOR FURNITURE Filed Jan. 20, 1936' Patented May 25, 1937 EDGE READING FOR FURNITURE Lewis Larsen, Menominee, Mich, assignor to Heywood-Wakefield Company, Boston, Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts Application January 20, 1936, Serial No. 59,805

6 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in edge beading for furniture and it consists of the matters herinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a beading for finishing and protecting the edges of desired portions of a piece of furniture and which beading is simple to produce and easy to apply.

Another object of the invention is to provide a beading for this purpose made from sheet metal to include a tubular body with a laterally extending, integral web, the body being adapted to abut an edge of a part of said furniture piece and the web being adapted to overlap a marginal portion of said part and in some instances be secured thereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide a beading for the top and side edges of the upholstered back of a chair, such as a theatre chair, and which beading not only protects the upholstery at the edge of the seat back but also pro vides a decorative finish therefor.

Another and particular object of the invention is to provide a construction for securing the bead to the article of furniture in such a way that no fasteners will be visible from the front of the article.

The above mentioned objects of the invention, as well as others, together with the many advantages thereof, will more fully appear as I proceed with my specification.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a theatre or like chair illustrating the application of the improved beading to the top and side edges of the back of the chair.

Fig. 2 is a detail horizontal sectional view through a part of the chair on an enlarged scale as taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail vertical sectional view through a top portion of the chair back as taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View of a short piece of the improved beading.

The invention is herein illustrated and described as employed in connection with the top and side edges of the back of a theatre chair. However, this is to be considered only as illustrative of one of the uses to which the invention may be advantageously put, and, therefore, I do not wish to be limited to that use alone.

Referring now in detail to that embodiment of the invention, illustrated in the drawing:

5 indicates the upright side standards of a lap marginal parts of the rear face of the backing member 8 and are tacked or otherwise secured thereto. 7

At certain points in each lateral margin of the backing member are nuts ll. These nuts are positioned in suitable recesses l2 in the front face of the backing member. The recesses l2 are arranged in line with suitable openings l3 that open through the rear face of the backing member. Only one of such nuts appears in Fig. 2 but in actual practice, there are two of such nuts spaced longitudinally along each lateral margin of the back. Secured to the front face of the backing member at the top end thereof is apair of laterally spaced clips E i-4d. Each clip includes a prong or finger l5 offset to be disposed in a plane between the front and rear faces of the backing member as best shown in Fig. 3. The purpose of said nuts and clips will presently appear.

The top and side edges of the back are bounded by a beading strip which not only prevents pulling out or fraying of the margins of the facing II], but also provides a decorative finish for said edges of the back. This beading strip is made of sheet metal and is generally of an inverted U shape in plan. It includes side legs iii-l5 and a top cross bar ll connected tothe top ends of the legs by rounded corners l8. Said beading includes a hollow body l9 and a lateral web 20 which extends tangentially with respect to the body to terminate in an angularly bent marginal flange 2|. The bend of said marginal flange is toward that side of the web bearing the body. As herein shown the body is of a cylindrical crosssectional shape. However, said body may have other cross sectional shapes as desired.

In the web 20 of each side leg it of the beading strip are holes, which when the beading is in place upon a chair back, register with the holes l3 in the lateral margins of the backing member. In

- the bottom side of the body H! of the top cross bar H of the beading strip, are openings 22, so spaced as to register and receive the fingers [5 of the clips I4.

Secured to the inner face of each standard 5 is a bracket 23 which is arranged at an angle to the perpendicular to the floor to provide the desired inclination for the back. Each bracket includes an inwardly extending flange 24. Bolts 25 extend through suitable openings in said flanges, through the openings in the web of the side legs l6 and through the holes l3 in the backing member, so as to have a screw threaded engagement in the nuts ll before mentioned. I,

In applying the beading, the body 20 thereof is caused to engage or abut the sides and top edges of the back with the web of the heading over-'- lapping a marginal part of the rear face of the backing member. Said web encloses that margin of the facing 10 tacked to the rear face of the backing member. By reason of the marginal flange 2! of the beading web, the inner corner of said flange engages sharply against the backing member. This brings the outer corner of said flange into a position so close against the backing member that no rough edges are present to sight or to the touch. Again, as is apparent in Fig. 2, this flange provides a spring washer effect, which after the bolts 25 are drawn up tight, prevents the loosening of said bolts.

By the provision of the clip fingers which engage in the openings 22, the top cross member I! of the beading is held against rearward movement. Thus should an occupant of the chair happen to grasp the cross member I 1 of the chair in front, as when arising from the chair, said cross member cannot be sprung away from its backing member.

The beading which bounds the side and top edges of the back provides an armored protective surface therefor. The beading is free of rough edges of any kind upon which clothing may catch or upon which children can scratch their fingers in running them around said beading, as children often do. Also, the beading which has a rust-proof finish, is decorative and, therefore, enhances the appearance of the: chair as a whole.

The term backing member in the claims is not to be limited merely to a chair back but is to be construed to cover other parts of furniture with which the beading could be advantageously used.

While in describing the invention, I have referred in detail to the form, arrangement and construction of the parts thereof, the same is to be considered only in the illustrative sense so that I do not wish to be limited thereto except as may be specifically set forth in the appended claims.

The term tangentially in the claims, is to be construed in its broadest sense and when making reference to the web portion, is intended to include a web portion which projects off-center from the body portion, but substantially adjacent one side thereof.

gonna I claim as my invention:

1. In combination with a furniture piece embodying therein a backing member, a heading for certain edges of said backing member comprising a tubular body portion abutting said edges and an integral web portion projecting tangentially from said body portion and overlapping the marginal parts of the backing member adjacent said edges, and means for securing said beading to the backing member.

2. In combination with a chair back embodying therein a backing member, a beading for the top and side edges of said backing member and comprising a tubular body portion abutting said edges and an integral web portion projecting tangentially from said body portion and overlapping parts of the top and side margins of the backing member, and means for securing said beading to the backing member.

3. In a chair, a pair of side standards, a seat and a back thereon, said back including a backing member, back supporting brackets on the inside of said standards and each including an inwardly extending flange, a beading for the top and side edges of the backing member and including a tubular body abutting said edges and an integral web leading off tangentially from the body and overlapping marginal parts of the backing member adjacent said edges, portions of said web engaging said brackets, and means 1 extending through said brackets and webportions and portions of the backing member to secure the parts together in operative relation.

4. In a chair, a pair of side standards, a seat and a back thereon, said back including a backmargins of the backing member and portions of the beading web to said side standards.

5. A beading strip for the purpose described .and made from a strip of sheet-material, one

margin of which is formed to provide a tubular body and the other margin of which is formed to provide a web projecting tangentially from the body.

6. A beading strip for the purpose described and made from a strip of sheet material, one

margin of which is formed to provide a tubular body, the other margin being formed to provide a web projecting tangentially from the body and terminating in a bent over flange.

LEWIS LARSEN. 

